chenwei said:wow list going fast!! :bigeyes:
btw, educated ah lian == eal i know?
yeap!
and er... someone spell my nick wrongly =X
chenwei said:wow list going fast!! :bigeyes:
btw, educated ah lian == eal i know?
Newman said:I use the small plastic cups from Ikea.
Btw folks, this sport is called inline skating. Rollerblade is actually a brand that got so popular that many people use it instead and probably because it sounds more cool. :bsmilie:
MonteC said:Agreed that getting the proper stroke is important, but too many times the reason for why people were asked to take classes can have many factors like commercial innuendo (to make money), ...blah blah blah...etc. there are many world class skaters started skating by themselves and slowly progress to become good racers. So you cannot say everybody MUST take course, since every individual is different, some people learns better skating alone some learn better in group. I have 2 friends who are able to pick up the essence of skating in just 2 weekends! they are skating double-push honking powerful!!!
Muahahaha, I didn't say I'm a beginner also.rogersk8ter said:Ahh...Newman, if you can quote this statement than you are not qualified as a beginners liao..hahah :bsmilie:
Rollerblade is the brand that popularised the sports. it still avaible today and produce good skate too.
haha... no wonder i found so familiar, u remember who am i?educated ah lian said:yeap!
and er... someone spell my nick wrongly =X
Clown said:can shamelessly declare i'm the first to skate backwards the entire paved length of ecp like 11 years back when i was so much crazier.
ragdolll said:I know EXACATLY what youre talking about Ive worn out so many pairs of skates my first 3 pairs were Bauers F4 H3 H4, then I started playing hockey and since them Ive skated hockey skates CCMs, Missions. Was in Australia and I used to skate Ramps with hockey skates with . Im skating a pair of mission hockey skates, I recently got a pair of salomon FSKs.
my claim to fame is blading (yes, I still call them blades too) down the national stadium steps.
My worst accident was when I was skating down the NTU slope from teh admin block to Jalan bahar. The initial part is like 40 degrees and I was skating down when suddenly I didnt see the bus that I thgout hI saw.. I hit the corner of teh on coming bus defletced off. . spun around about 10 times and stopped by a drain.
2 fractured ribs, concussion, broken tooth, and arm broken in 2 places.
I was lucky.
LOL
was back skating in 2 months.
hehehe.
sigh. . The good ole days.
and no. . I haven't ridden any stairs for 7 years.
:bigeyes: This reminds me of the race in the movie 'Airborne'! There're a couple of scenes where the skaters rammed into cars and a truck going down super steep slopes. They have to slow down using both heel stop and T-brake, and you can see smoke coming from burnt rubber!ragdolll said:My worst accident was when I was skating down the NTU slope from teh admin block to Jalan bahar. The initial part is like 40 degrees goin INTO a blind corner and I was skating down when suddenly I didnt see the bus that I thought I saw.. I hit the corner of the oncoming bus, deflected off. . spun around about 10 times and stopped by a drain.
2 fractured ribs, concussion, broken tooth, and arm broken in 2 places.
Anything with plastic parts definitely won't last long. They become brittle, especially if you stopped using them for quite a while.Clown said:warning if u have old blades: the plastic may have lost the elasticity and may disintegrate into MANY MANY SMALL SMALL pieces just like mine had.. haha..
do a small test run by jumping around with it first..
haha.. airborne was like a major inspiration for us that time.Newman said::bigeyes: This reminds me of the race in the movie 'Airborne'! There're a couple of scenes where the skaters rammed into cars and a truck going down super steep slopes. They have to slow down using both heel stop and T-brake, and you can see smoke coming from burnt rubber!
chenwei said:haha... no wonder i found so familiar, u remember who am i?
my skating skills still beginner, can't even break/stop properly... tat's why looking forward for this course~
You'd need to spend around $200 for a basic set but the skates won't be really good. I would suggest you try renting the gear for a while before deciding if you want to be serious in this sport as it will take a while to master the basics. I have seen many people giving up after a few outings because they couldn't take the falls and such. Once you are serious about it, go for a good pair of skates which will serve you well for a long while. In addition, you'd need to learn how to maintain your skates such as rotating the wheels, etc.Crysania said:Thinking of learning in line skating too. Just wondering, how much do the blades and safety gear cost?